Method of ornamenting.



A. REIFF.

METHOD 0F ORNAMENTING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22. 1915.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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regs rar METHOD or onNAMENTNG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented Mar. 19,1918.

Application filed september 22, 1915. Serin No. 51,962.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNE Burri, a citizen of the United States, residing atvJamaica Plain, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Methods of Ornamenting, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts. y

This invention relates to improvements in the art of ornamentation, and'has for its object the process of producing novel Ornamentation and certain of the ornamental objects produced by said process. lMore specifically the invention consists in the production of the representation of various forms of ornamentation and including the conventional figure, representation of plant life or of fish, or of animal life by the association `of the members of insects, particularly' winged insects such as butterflies,moths and the like. I am aware that heretofore ornamental articles have been produced by mounting butterflies between plates of glass, the butterflies being associated with stems of plants and fibrous material suchlas milk weed down, but I am not awarel that the members, such as wings of insects have been associated to produce the'representation'of other forms of life such for example as flowers, plants, fish, or the like, meanwhile producing the velvety or iridescent effects which are peculiar to the members of insects. Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible water repellent and heat resisting transparent means for retaining the'` ornamental devices above described upon 'a" suitable base such as glass, porcelain or the like which will enhance the effect of the ornamentation. The drawings illustrate certain preferred embodiments of my invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of a plaque or cover embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view of a vase the curved surface of which is ornamented in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the manner in which the associated members of winged insects, branches of plants and fibrous material are retained to the base;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view throu h the central portion of the vase showing t e associated members of insects and of branches of plants secured thereto by a transparent covering of water repellent and heat resisting` material.

'In producing the ornamentation in accordancewith my invention the members of winged insects such as butterflies, moths, etc., are disassociated and the wings which ordinarily contain a variety of colors symmetrically disposed on each insect and similary insects of the same species are reassociated to represent flowers.

In the embodiment disclosed in Fig. 1, a base 1 is provided preferablyof glass, porcelain or the like upon which is associated five of the wings 2 of butterflies of the same species arranged abouty a common center to produce the eect of a flower. The stem 3 of the flower may be made by the use of legs of larger insects such as grasshoppers, daddy long legs, beetles, branches of plants or grass. VSimilar branches' a of the plant may be formed from the antennae of the insects, or from hair or other Asuitable material. Buds or smaller flowers may be formed by using the heads of insects or small insects such as ants which also may be used to represent the centers vor stamens of the flower.

In Fig. 2 a different form of ornamentation is shown in which wings 6 of butterflies are each used to represent the flower connected to a stern 7 by antennae 8v or other suitable means, the leaves 9 being formed preferably from the `wings of the grasshoppen In the particular specimens from which this illustration is made theJ butterfly wings 6 are of theiridescent blue having a terminal marginal line of black and slightly tipped with white. the leaves being 0f light green grasshoppers wings, the ensemble representing quite closely the blue bell plant and flower.

Any suitable back-ground may be utilized to display the ornamental devices more perfectly, for example, a back-ground of milk weed down or of silk liber or other lustrous material may be used such as illustrated in Fig. l, or the ornamental design thus produced may be applied directly to a suitable base such as the wall of a vase, bowl, dish or the cover for a jar, box or a table ornament of any desired form or design whether of a plain or curved surface.

In order to preserve the ornamental designs thus formed it is desirable that they shall be protected from the atmosphere and this may be accomplished as illustrated in Fig. 1 by placing over the saine a trans-Y parent medium 10 such as glass and' securing the edges to the base l by adhesive tape l1 or cement or other means which will her-J may be secured to the curved surface by a covering or coatingbf transparent flexible water Vrepellent and preferably heat resisting material such `as collodion varnish'which 4inaly be readily obtained.

representing plants and flowers it will'be understood that the inventionl embodies a far Wider scope and that the wings of insects Vwhich in many instances are 'of an iridescent character may be associated to represent other forms of life, such, for example, as fish, in which the wings may be overlapped to represent the scales and by their iridescent qualities form a deceptive representation of a sh if applied to a globe or aquarium.

It is also possible to-so arrange the wings of butterflies and moths as to represent other forms of life such as birds, and it will be understood that Ythe production of such ornamentation is within the scope of my invention and that the particular forms shown of my invention asset. forth in the following claims.

Having 'fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ornamental article comprising a base, an artistic arrangement of associated members of a plurality ofdifferent insects thereupon to represent natural objects of a different form of life, andtransparent means for retaining said members in associated position.

2. An ornamental article comprising a base, an artistic arrangement of associated members of a plurality of different insects thereupon to represent natural objects of a different form of life, and transparent means for retaining said members in associated position and for hermetically protecting the same from the atmosphere.

3. An ornamental article comprising a base, an artistic arrangement lof the wings and other members of insects to form representation of plant life, and transparent means for retaining said members in associated position. Y Y l 4. An ornamental article comprising a base and an artistic arrangement of the wings of insects to form flowers and leaves, the stems being also formed from legs and antennae of insects. Y Y n 5. An ornamental article `comprising e base, a background of lustrous fibrous material thereupon and, an artistic arrange# ment of associated members of insects upon said background torrepresent branches of flowers and transparent Vmeans for retaining the same in associated position. Y

In testimony whereof, I havesigned my name to this specification.

ANNE eEiFF.

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